Mike Lee

Mike Lee (4 June 1971-) is a US Senator from Utah (R) from 3 January 2011, succeeding Bob Bennett.

Biography
Mike Lee was born in Mesa, Arizona on 4 July 1971, the son of Solicitor General Rex E. Lee. His family moved to Provo, Utah a year later, and he graduated from Brigham Young University before becoming a clerk for the US District Court for the District of Utah (he also served under future US Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito). He later worked for a Washington DC law firm, and he served as an Assistant US Attorney for Utah from 2002 to 2005. He then served as general counsel under Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. before returning to his law career. In 2010, he was elected to the US Senate, and he was affiliated with the Tea Party movement due to his libertarian views.